Karachi (NNP) The All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) has announced the winners of its 24th APNS Journalist Awards, honouring excellence in journalism across various categories. The prestigious Best Column Award (English) was awarded to Salman Masood, Editor of The Nation, for his outstanding columns.
The awards will be presented at the upcoming 25th APNS Awards Ceremony, where Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has been invited as the chief guest to distribute the honours.
In the Urdu category, the Best Column Award was jointly awarded to Ms. Razia Fareed (Daily Jang) and Mr. Nusrat Javed (Daily Nawa-i-Waqt).
A distinguished panel of judges, comprising renowned writers and intellectuals, reviewed the submissions. The jury included Ms. Ameena Saiyid, Ms. Nasira Zuberi, Prof. Tauseef Ahmed, Mr. Abid Ali Syed, Prof. Semi Naghmana, Prof. Dr. Rafia Taj, Ms. Sana Ali, Dr. Fateh Muhammad Burfat, Prof. Dr. Har Baksh Makhijani, and Dr. Badruddin Soomro.
Other winners included Muhammad Hanif (Dawn) for Best Feature Award (English), Munawar Ali Raj-put (Jang) for Best Feature Award (Urdu), and Wahid Paras Hisbani (Fortnightly Ibrat Magazine) for Best Feature in Regional Languages. Additionally, investigative journalism honours were given to Naziha Syed Ali and Muhammad Akbar Notezai (Dawn), as well as Saleem Ullah Siddiqui (Jang).
The APNS Journalist Awards remain one of the most prestigious accolades in Pakistani journalism, celebrating impactful reporting and insightful commentary in print media.
